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Following the rules : practical reasoning and deontic constraint / Joseph Heath.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heath, Joseph, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deontic logic.
- Practical reason.
- Ethics.
- Duty.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For centuries, philosophers have been puzzled by the fact that people often respect moral obligations as a matter of principle setting aside considerations of self-interest. This text shows how rule-following can be understood as an essential element of rational action.
- Contents:
- Instrumental rationality
- Social order
- Deontic constraint
- Intentional states
- Preference noncognitivism
- A naturalistic perspective
- Transcendental necessity
- Weakness of will
- Normative ethics.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988810-8
- 0-19-976833-1
- 1-281-85223-6
- 9786611852238
- 0-19-970827-4
- OCLC:
- 609079282
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